The purpose of this study was to understand boaters’ adoption and usage of smartphones and mobile apps as well as to obtain their opinion on potential features of a targeted mobile app being developed as part of a broader interdisciplinary Florida Sea Grant outreach project. Data were gathered from an online survey of a sample of 164 boaters from the surrounding Central Florida area. In contrast with previous empirical mobile app studies, many respondents reported using mobile apps for information-seeking versus escape gratifications. Further more than half of the respondents’ age sixty-five and over indicated using smartphones and mobile apps. These findings reflected recent national trend data showing shifting gratifications and an increase in technology use among older American adults. In regards to the planned mobile app, the study’s respondents had favorable reactions to its potential features and indicated an above average intent toward downloading the app

This study aimed to find out the primary need of individuals ages 25-39 have, when it comes to using SVT1, TV4, SVT Play and TV4 Play and to assess how easy and useful the tv-channels are for them. The target group was individuals between ages25-39 who lives in Sweden. 139 individuals replied to the online form. Out of the 139 individuals 110 identified as women and 29 as male. The respondents werecategorized in residential demographics and education level. The study collected data from the target group by sending out an online form. The study used Excel to generate clear tables illustrating the results from the form. The study used a quantitative method with a convenience sampling technique. Uses & gratification and Technology acceptance model where the theories used in this study. The result shows that the primary need of the target group was entertainment and that they preferred online streaming services, and in particular SVT Play, rather than liner television. 2 of 5 people does not have linear television and the results shows a trend of using streaming services as the primary sours of television. Amongst the target group, exceptionally few did not have the streaming services SVT Play and TV4 Play.It was primarily male, individuals with high school education and individuals that lives in a sparsely populated rural areas that do not have linear television. Onefinding was that the target group tend to use SVT1 and SVT Play to satisfy the needs of information and new knowledge, in contrast to TV4 and TV4 Play. Themajority of respondents expressed that SVT1 and TV4 was easy to use, yet the results shows that just because something is easy, does not mean that its useful. Is also shows that something can be slightly difficult to use, but it is useful and therefore individual tend to use it any way.

Denna studie syftar till att genom semistrukturerade intervjuer som metod förmaterialinsamling och en tematisk analys undersöka människors motiv och bakgrundtill att aktivt minska sin konsumtion av sociala medier och traditionella nyhetsmedier,antingen helt och hållet eller i tidsperioder. Samt vilka åtgärder som individen tar till föratt öka sin självkontroll och självreglering. Totalt har 6 personer deltagit i desemistrukturerade intervjuerna, 4 kvinnor och 2 män. Intervjusvaren analyseras utifrånuses-and-gratification som teoretisk utgångspunkt med komplettering från begrepp somsjälvreglering, självkontroll, lågengagemang och mångsyssleri. Resultatet visar på attden övergripande orsaken till att deltagarna aktivt tar ökat avstånd från sociala medieroch specifika typer av medieinnehåll är anledningar som att vilja återfå kontrollen fråndet slentrianmässiga användarbeteendet. Ytterligare visar resultatet på att varfördeltagarna tar avstånd eller försöker att begränsa sin konsumtion av traditionellanyhetsmedier är av orsaker som att det påverkar dom negativt att få för mycket intryckav negativa nyhetshändelser. Åtgärder som deltagarna tagit vid för att reglera sinskärmtid och få en ökad känsla av självkontroll har en gemensam utgångspunkt i attreducera och begränsa.

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Spain is a popular residence for Swedish lifestyle migrants. One of the largest groups among these migrants consist of retirees, seeking sun, an improved lifestyle and lower cost of living. Costa del Sol, is among the most cherished places to move to, where swedes reside alongside Brits, Germans and other Scandinavians. Here you can find Swedish doctors, a Swedish school and several Swedish media outlets. Prior studies have found these migrants to maintain strong connections to their home countries, maintaining habits and way of life – with little or no integration to Spanish society.  Where previous research has answered questions about integration and transnationalism, this study contributes to an understanding of the role of media. Using a qualitative interview-based methodology, it regards media use among Swedish retirees residing permanently on Costa del Sol – aiming to explain motivations and disclose reasons behind habits. Nine interviews were conducted through a lens of Uses & gratification theory. The interviews regarded their media consumption of various outlets, including news media and entertainment media in various languages, as well as local news media in Swedish found on Costa del Sol. Additional contextualization and compilation of previous research provided further comprehension of Swedish society in southern Spain.  Results found that keeping up with daily events in Sweden is a core motivation for media consumption. Staying informed about your home country was found to be considerably more important than the new one, apart from local news consumption. Media consumption achieves multiple gratifications, motivating an overall high consumption of many different media outlets. Several sub-themes were discovered and categorized within McQuail:s Uses & gratification definitions of entertainment, social relation, identity and surveillance. These were interpreted, analyzed and compared to previous research.